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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A series of more than 110 cruise missile strikes on Libyan targets is only the first phase of a multiphase operation, a senior U.S. military official said on Saturday. Read the full story.Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of the United States and four other nations launched military action against Libya on Saturday, officials said, as the West tries to force Muammar Gaddafi from power. Read the full story.Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A series of more than 110 cruise missile strikes on Libyan targets is only the first phase of a multiphase operation, a senior U.S. military official said on Saturday. Read the full story.Read More

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – New Mexico’s newly elected Republican governor lost her attempt to deny driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants on Saturday, when the bill died in the state Senate. Read the full story.Read More

BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama applauded Brazil’s “extraordinary rise” on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Read the full story.Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday hailed Gulf Arab nations for leading the charge on Libya, seeking to bolster ties that are under strain as allies such as Saudi Arabia assess the U.S. stance toward protests shaking the region. Read the full story.Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – The United States is pressing Bahrain’s leaders to make good on offers of dialogue with anti-government protesters, although it recognizes the tiny state’s right to call in security help from its Gulf neighbors, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. Read the full story.Read More

The monthlong saga over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to drastically curb collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin took a turn Friday that could force a dramatic rebooting of the entire legislative process. A judge temporarily blocked the law from taking effect, raising the possibility that the Legislature may have to vote again to pass the bill that attracted protests as large as 85,000 people, motivated Senate Democrats to escape to Illinois for three weeks and made Wisconsin the focus of the national fight over union rights. But Walker’s spokesman and Republican legislative leaders indicated they would pressRead More